Tuesday 10 January 2017

New EU ePrivacy Regulation Aims To Increase Privacy Protections For Electronic Communications And Metadata



New EU ePrivacy Regulation Aims To Increase Privacy Protections For Electronic Communications And Metadata

The European Commission proposed a new draft “ePrivacy” regulation that
would alter how it governs communications, metadata, and consent for
data processing in the EU. The new regulation would also eliminate the
so-called “EU cookie law,” which requires websites operating within the European Union to ask for consent before tracking users with cookies....